Winter wheat variety selection is one of the first key management decisions that you make each year as a wheat farmer in southeast Nebraska. The three-year average yield difference in currently planted varieties evaluated at the University of Nebraska Jefferson County trial is 12 bushels per acre (link). I consider southeast Nebraska to include the […] Continue reading → 
What risks are there for cutting alfalfa in the fall? When and how long is the alfalfa fall resting period or winterizing period? What impact will cutting alfalfa during this ongoing drought have this fall? The answers to these questions can help you make an informed decision on whether to take another cutting of alfalfa […] Continue reading → 
INCORPORATING SUMMER ANNUAL FORAGES INTO A CATTLE GRAZING SYSTEM Join Nebraska Extension at the Eastern Nebraska Research, Extension and Education Center near Ithaca, NE on August 23rd at 9 am for a pasture walk to talk about how cattle can use summer annuals. During the pasture walk participants will get to see and hear about the summer […] Continue reading → 
Southeast Nebraska farmers and crop consultants can sharpen their management strategies for the third and fourth most grown crops at the 3rd annual Southeast Nebraska Alfalfa & Wheat Expo. Hosts and Nebraska Extension Water & Cropping Systems Educators, Nathan Mueller and John Nelson, and Nebraska Extension Livestock Systems Educator, Connor Biehler advocate for more diverse […] Continue reading → 
The Nebraska Soybean Board and Nebraska Extension would like to invite you to attend your local Soybean Management Field Day being held this Friday, August 11, from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the following location: August 11th – DeWitt, NE – Randy and Blake Huls farm – Google map: http://go.unl.edu/googlemapsmfd4 The 2023 Soybean Management Field […] Continue reading → 
It is that time of year when Japanese beetles, grasshoppers, or various caterpillars consume the soybean leaf canopy. It is very easy to overestimate the amount of defoliation that has occurred, and many do not like walking and scouting soybeans this time of year. We should tolerate some low level of defoliation simply because there […] Continue reading → 
In Kansas and Nebraska, I remember seeing several corn fields with severe potassium deficiency symptoms in 2012. Unfortunately, this June I have confirmed one field in Gage County and observed several others in the area with potassium deficiency. Along with many other agronomic challenges during a drought, potassium deficiency in corn is one of them. […] Continue reading →